Editorials Dec 23 date of progress on the transistor's impact
The piece marks the transistor’s Dec 23, 1947 birth by Bell Labs scientists Bardeen Shockley and Briton and its role in Apollo 17 and space race progress. It warns futurism’s hype, notes power demand shifts, and urges rational planning for a finite world and the human mind’s potential to shape the future.
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Bell Laboratories
John Bardeen
William B. Shockley
Walter H. Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Jeffrey St. John
Futurism
St. John
Illinois Focus
Ogilvie
Elizabeth
Sacred Heart Academy
Howlett
Bernard S. Neistein
Neil F. Hartigan
Brain Whalen
Secretary of State
Senate
William C. Harris
Paul Simon
Statehouse
Illinois Information Service
Dick Wilhite
Engineers we'll always need in the future
The article cites a Labor Department estimate of 48 000 new engineering graduates needed yearly through the decade, notes only 43 000 engineering degrees awarded in 1972, and cites factors behind enrollment drops. Dr Vincent Haneman of Auburn urges that societies and governments set technological priorities to meet environmental, transportation, housing, and food goals with engineers.
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U.S. Department of Labor
The
Wall Street Journal
Vincent S. Haneman
Auburn University
School of Engineering
Don Oakley
Christmas is a jumbled time and a father’s message
A father writes to his son on Christmas about the season's jumble of shopping and joy. He reminds him the true meaning lies in Jesus, who chose love over power, bringing hope, care, and eternal purpose despite modern chaos. The piece contrasts Santa with Christ's example and urges mindful celebration.
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George W. Cornell
Santa
Santa Claus
Jesus
God
France aims to be diplomatic middleman in Cold War era
Sulzberger describes Maurice Schumann and France’s push to mediate between East and West, and to recognize East Germany, while engaging with the United States, Russia, Vietnam, and Middle East tensions. Paris seeks a two-way role between Europe and the United States and a wider peacekeeping voice amid shifting alliances.
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Maurice Schumann
Quai d'Orsay
France
de Gaulle
Willy Brandt
Brandt
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Germanys
West Germany
Europe
President Pompidou
Brezhnev
Schumann
New York
Gromyko
Kremlin
Nixon
Rogers
NATO
White House
Kissinger
Washington
Vietnam
U.S.A
North Vietnam
Middle East
Israel
Libya
Egypt
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
U Thant
U. N
Nasser
United States
Japan
Patronage costs Illinois counties nearly $967 thousand yearly
Illinois funds pay 64 county chairmen from both major parties 966,936 dollars annually in patronage salaries. The piece details top earners, department spread, and ongoing court actions challenging patronage protections as officials wrestle with a shrinking payroll and political influence.
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Michael Robinson
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Ilinois
Edmund J. Kucharski
Cook County
John W. Lewis
Agriculture Department
Richard B. Ogilvie
Michael J. Bakalis
Lewis
William J. Scott
Michael J. Howlett
Alan J. Dixon
Bakalis
Ogilvie
Department of Personnel
Division of Highways
Social Security changes ease burden on elderly workers
AP analysis notes rising benefits and new rules as inflation shrinks buying power and lifespans grow. Beginning January 1973 a minimum benefit from 80 to 170 dollars monthly aids low income retirees, with 2100 dollars annual exempt earnings for working retirees. Payroll tax rises affect wage earners as the three generation family image echoes in holiday cards.
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John Cunniff
New York
Television series on the body's plumbing debuts
AP reports the Reader's Digest inspired series I Am Joe's Heart, with live action and 3D animation, starring Henry Morgan as the voice of the aorta. Nicholson-Muir Productions handles I Am Joe's Spine and I Am Joe's Stomach for syndication.
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Jay Sharbutt
NEW York
Joe's
Reader’s Digest
Joe
Nicholson- Muir Productions
Larchmont
N.Y
Henry Morgan
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